Taxonomy Profile: Cyprinodon elegans (Baird and Girard 1853)

Cyprinodon elegans: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Comanche Springs pupfish []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cyprinodon elegans: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Cyprinodontiformes
killifishes |
cyprinodontes |
cyprinodontiforms |
cyprinodonts |
Suborder : Cyprinodontoidei
cyprinodontoids |
Family : Cyprinodontidae
killifishes |
toothcarps |
pupfishes |
cyprinodontids |
cachorritos |
cyprinodontes |
Subfamily : Cyprinodontinae
cyprinodontines |
Genus : Cyprinodon
pupfishes |
Species : Cyprinodon elegans
Comanche Springs pupfish |
Cyprinodon elegans Direct Children(s):
Cyprinodon elegans: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Wayne C. Starnes
Notes:
Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
Reference for:
Cyprinodon elegans
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyprinodon elegans
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Cyprinodon elegans
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1980-01-01 / 1980-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12
Page(s):
174
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyprinodon elegans
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-01-01 / 2004-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29
Page(s):
ix + 386
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-61-1/0097-0638
Notes:
Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
Reference for:
Cyprinodon elegans
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1974-01-04 / 1974-01-04
Article/Chapter Title:
Taking, Possession, Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 39, no. 3
Page(s):
1158-1185
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cyprinodon elegans
Cyprinodon elegans: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Cyprinodon elegans: Comments
Comment:
US ESA: Listed Endangered, included in the U.S. List of Endangered Native Fish and Wildlife, as published in Federal Register Volume 39, Number 3, Pages 1158 - 1185, January 04, 1974